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From fission towards fusion

Nature Materials volume 5, pages 679–680 (2006)Cite this article

Mathematical modelling of materials' behaviour has become an indispensable tool that is urgently required for the development of the next generation of nuclear and fusion technology.

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Figure 1: Outline of a DEMO reactor for continuous electricity production of about 1.3 GWe.

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  2. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, PO Box 2340, 76125, Karlsruhe, Germany

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